Social:
Teach ins - When faculty members would make public statements against the war. The first took place at the University of Michigan in March 1965.
1) QUESTION: Your friends invited you to this meeting at the University of Michigan to hear faculty members make public statements against the war. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-teach-in-conducted
Conscientious Objectors - Individuals who opposed fighting in the war on moral or religious grounds.
2) QUESTION: On your way to the grocery store you pass by individuals who oppose the war and fighting in the war because of their own moral grounds. https://www.sss.gov/consobj
Kent State - Antiwar activists reacted in violence to the Presidents decision to invade Cambodia.The governor ordered the National Guard in to stop the protests - which led to 4 dead and 9 wounded.
4) QUESTION: Your sister made the front page of the newspaper after protesting at this college after the USA invaded Cambodia. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state
Hawks- Those who supported the war
5) QUESTION: Your next door neighbor greets you at your front door to thank you for your service. He is in support of the war efforts. Your friends refer to him as . http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=23667
Doves - Those who opposed the war.
6) QUESTION: Your Aunt and Uncle oppose the war effort and are protesting weekly across your state. Your family calls them the _. http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=23667
Distrust in the Government: Public trust in the government has been in a steady decline since 1958, with just a couple breif exceptions.
7) As a result of the ongoing Vietnam War people of the United States began to view their government in a different manner or light. This new view has steadily increased up to the current administration.
Social: 1. Who are referred to as Doves? (People who oppose the war)
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2. Who are referred to as hawks? (People who support the war)
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3. What treaty lessened the anti-war protests in America? (Paris Peace Accords)
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4. At what Vietnam war protest were 4 people killed by the National Guard? (Kent State protest.)
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5. What is referred to when men are drafted into the service? (They are chosen by the government to serve in the war.)
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6. Where is the national Vietnam Veteran Memorial located? (Washington DC.)
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7. When was the memorial completed and with about how many veterans? (1983 and about 58,200.)
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Political:
Gulf of Tonkin - LBJ announcement stating North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked USA destroyers in international waters.
1) QUESTION: The front page of the New York Times reads, "North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked USA destroyers." You read on and realize Johnson is calling for more intervention in Vietnam. The incident is referred to as: http://www.history.com/news/the-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-50-years-ago
Tonkin Resolution - Gave the President the authority to "take all necessary measures" to resist attacks against the USA.
2) QUESTION: You are furious to find out Congress gave Johnson the authority to take any measures necessary to stop outside aggression against the USA. This becomes known as _ http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/gulf-of-tonkin-resolution
LBJ - After the Tet Offensive, this president rarely left the White House in fear of being attacked by angry crowds.
3) QUESTION: This president withdraws from the public spotlight after the Tet Offensive. http://millercenter.org/president/biography/lbjohnson-foreign-affairs
Nixon - Called on the "Silent Majority" to strengthen his position on law and order and discourage protests against the war.
4) QUESTION: This man vows to end the Vietnam War and calls on aw and order to discourage protests against the war. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3464
Robert McNamara: Secretary of Defense, who pushed LBJ for direct American involvement in Vietnam.
5) QUESTION: This Secretary of Defense pushed for further involvement in Vietnam through JFK and LBJ. http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/resources/mcnamara/
JFK - This mans advisors encourages South Vietnamese military leaders to overthrow Diem.
6) QUESTION: In order to progress in Vietnam, this man and his advisors know Diem must be overthrown. http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Vietnam.aspx
Domino Theory: Refers to the fear that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to Communists, the others would also fall.
7) QUESTION: Everyone is concerned about the spread of communism, and the fear that Cambodia and neighboring countries will fall to communism. This is called http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/domino-theory
Geneva Accords: As a result of this international conference in 1954, Vietnam was divided near the 17th parallel into two separate nations.
8) QUESTION:You contemplate with friends what would have happened to Vietnam if the 17th parallel wasn't drawn at the _. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/geneva-conference-begins
Vietnamization: Nixon's policy of removing American forces and replacing them with South Vietnamese soldiers.
9) QUESTION: Upon your return you will have to carry out Nixon's policy of _, and train South Vietnamese soldiers. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnamization 1. What did Nixon refer to when he mentioned Vietnamization? (The withdrawals of American troops in Vietnam and the build up of the South Vietnamese troops.)
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2. Why did the U.S. Government sanction an overthrow of Diem? (Because his policies in SOuth Vietnam were causing civil unrest amongst the South Vietnamese.)
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3. What was the Strategic Hamlet Program and why did JFK put this into effect? (A program that gave protection and aid to rural South Vietnamese to protect them from the Viet Cong. He did this to give South Vietnam more support against the north.)
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4. What was the outcome of the Paris Peace Accords? What did Nixon want to accomplish? (The accords called for a cease fire for American troops and the release of all POWs.)
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5. Why did JFK not want to send full support to South Vietnam? (Because the introduction of full forces would make the enemy build their forces to match.)
1) QUESTION:This trail was a network of roads built from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, to provide logistical support to the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
National Liberation Front:The Political arm of the Viet Cong
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6) QUESTION: Formed on December 20, 1960 this group hoped to overthrow the South Vietnamese country and reunite the North and the South.
Tet Offensive: This resulted in President Johnson declaring that he was limiting the bombing of North Vietnam to the area below the 20th Parallel and calling for negotiations to end the war.
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7) QUESTION:On January 31, 1968 more then 70,000 Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated series of attacks across South Vietnam eventualy resulting in a crucial turning point for President Johnson and the U.S.A.
1. Which short military conflict ended with a resolution granting a full military increase in presence in Vietnam? (Golf of Tonkin Incident.) 2. What prompted the fall of Saigon and the invasion of the NVA into South Vietnam? (The retreat of American forces and Vietnamization of South Vietnam.)
3. What was the major failure in the Tet Offensive? (The NVA and Viet Cong were outgunned and pushed back by the U.S. and South Vietnamese.) 4. What was the advantage of the Tet Offensive for the NVA and Viet Cong? (Both forces took land in South Vietnam and turned the U.S. public against the war.) 5. What was the impact of the Tet Offensive for the U.S.? (It was a major turning point in the war because it showed how little the U.S. was accomplishing. It also turned the U.S. public on the president.) 6. Why was Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated? (Because his policies and tactics towards Buddhists angered many South Vietnamese and made them protest his regime until they killed him.)
7. What was another reason for the Tet Offensive? (for the NVA and Viet Cong to gain more support from the nation and inspire an uprising.)
Additional Vocal Questions:
- Ho Chi Minh
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- Viet Cong
- Land mines
- Saturation Bombing
- Fragmentation Bombing
- Paris Peace Talks
- POWs and MIAs
- Vietnam Memorial
Ho Chi Minh 1. Who was Ho Chi Minh? (Minh was the leader of the Communist party in Vietnam and wanted Vietnam to be independent. 2. What party did he head during the war and what side did he back? (Viet-Minh and Northern Vietnam) Ngo Dinh Diem 1. Who Was Ngo Dinh Diem? (He was the leader of South Vietnam and created the Republic of Vietnam.) 2. Why did he get so much support from the U.S.? (He had a strict anti-communist government policy, fighting against the Viet Cong and the NVA.) 3. Why was he assassinated? (His policies against Buddhist Vietnamese sparked anger and protests against his regime.)
Viet Cong 1. What was the official name of the Viet Cong? (THe National Liberation Front of South Vietnam)
2. What kind of tactics did the VIet Cong use to fight the U.S.? What was their biggest advantage? (Guerrilla tactics and underground tunnel systems) 3. What was the major group of soldiers in the Viet Cong? (Peoples Liberation Armed Forces of SV)
Land Mines 1. What is a land mine? (An explosive buried underground or on the ground to kill enemy soldiers)
Saturation Bombing 1. Also known as carpet bombing, what is involved with saturation bombing? (A wide area is bombed in a continuous pattern, being covered "like a carpet.") 2. What are the advantages of saturation bombing? Disadvantages? (Advantages: the bombs cover a large area, many targets are hit. Disadvantages: The bombs aren't guided, potentially missing.) Fragmentation bombing 1. What is fragmentation bombing? (A bomb that consists of mostly fragments that when it explodes bursts into many pieces.)
2. What is the advantage of this type of bomb? (The bomb will take out enemy targets like soldiers and vehicles, but wont destroy the land.) Paris Peace Talks POWs and MIA 1. What does POW stand for? (Prisoner of War) 2. What does MIA stand for? (Missing in Action) Vietnam Memorail
Social:
Teach ins - When faculty members would make public statements against the war. The first took place at the University of Michigan in March 1965.
1) QUESTION: Your friends invited you to this meeting at the University of Michigan to hear faculty members make public statements against the war.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-teach-in-conducted
Conscientious Objectors - Individuals who opposed fighting in the war on moral or religious grounds.
2) QUESTION: On your way to the grocery store you pass by individuals who oppose the war and fighting in the war because of their own moral grounds.
https://www.sss.gov/consobj
Deferment - An official postponement of their call to serve. Usually given to College students during this time period.
3) QUESTION: You come home to find out many of your friends who were originally drafted in the war, postponed deployment in order to go to college.
http://www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/cms/lib/MN01001540/Centricity/Domain/953/The%20Vietnam%20War%20and%20the%20Draft%20Reading.pdf
Kent State - Antiwar activists reacted in violence to the Presidents decision to invade Cambodia.The governor ordered the National Guard in to stop the protests - which led to 4 dead and 9 wounded.
4) QUESTION: Your sister made the front page of the newspaper after protesting at this college after the USA invaded Cambodia.
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/kent-state
Hawks- Those who supported the war
5) QUESTION: Your next door neighbor greets you at your front door to thank you for your service. He is in support of the war efforts. Your friends refer to him as .
http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=23667
Doves - Those who opposed the war.
6) QUESTION: Your Aunt and Uncle oppose the war effort and are protesting weekly across your state. Your family calls them the _.
http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=23667
Distrust in the Government: Public trust in the government has been in a steady decline since 1958, with just a couple breif exceptions.
http://www.people-press.org/2015/11/23/1-trust-in-government-1958-2015/
7) As a result of the ongoing Vietnam War people of the United States began to view their government in a different manner or light. This new view has steadily increased up to the current administration.
Social:
1. Who are referred to as Doves? (People who oppose the war)
2. Who are referred to as hawks? (People who support the war)
3. What treaty lessened the anti-war protests in America? (Paris Peace Accords)
4. At what Vietnam war protest were 4 people killed by the National Guard? (Kent State protest.)
5. What is referred to when men are drafted into the service? (They are chosen by the government to serve in the war.)
6. Where is the national Vietnam Veteran Memorial located? (Washington DC.)
7. When was the memorial completed and with about how many veterans? (1983 and about 58,200.)
Political:
Gulf of Tonkin - LBJ announcement stating North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked USA destroyers in international waters.
1) QUESTION: The front page of the New York Times reads, "North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked USA destroyers." You read on and realize Johnson is calling for more intervention in Vietnam. The incident is referred to as:
http://www.history.com/news/the-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-50-years-ago
Tonkin Resolution - Gave the President the authority to "take all necessary measures" to resist attacks against the USA.
2) QUESTION: You are furious to find out Congress gave Johnson the authority to take any measures necessary to stop outside aggression against the USA. This becomes known as _
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/gulf-of-tonkin-resolution
LBJ - After the Tet Offensive, this president rarely left the White House in fear of being attacked by angry crowds.
3) QUESTION: This president withdraws from the public spotlight after the Tet Offensive.
http://millercenter.org/president/biography/lbjohnson-foreign-affairs
Nixon - Called on the "Silent Majority" to strengthen his position on law and order and discourage protests against the war.
4) QUESTION: This man vows to end the Vietnam War and calls on aw and order to discourage protests against the war.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3464
Robert McNamara: Secretary of Defense, who pushed LBJ for direct American involvement in Vietnam.
5) QUESTION: This Secretary of Defense pushed for further involvement in Vietnam through JFK and LBJ.
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/resources/mcnamara/
JFK - This mans advisors encourages South Vietnamese military leaders to overthrow Diem.
6) QUESTION: In order to progress in Vietnam, this man and his advisors know Diem must be overthrown.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Vietnam.aspx
Domino Theory: Refers to the fear that if one Southeast Asian nation fell to Communists, the others would also fall.
7) QUESTION: Everyone is concerned about the spread of communism, and the fear that Cambodia and neighboring countries will fall to communism. This is called
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/domino-theory
Geneva Accords: As a result of this international conference in 1954, Vietnam was divided near the 17th parallel into two separate nations.
8) QUESTION:You contemplate with friends what would have happened to Vietnam if the 17th parallel wasn't drawn at the _.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/geneva-conference-begins
Vietnamization: Nixon's policy of removing American forces and replacing them with South Vietnamese soldiers.
9) QUESTION: Upon your return you will have to carry out Nixon's policy of _, and train South Vietnamese soldiers.
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnamization
1. What did Nixon refer to when he mentioned Vietnamization? (The withdrawals of American troops in Vietnam and the build up of the South Vietnamese troops.)
2. Why did the U.S. Government sanction an overthrow of Diem? (Because his policies in SOuth Vietnam were causing civil unrest amongst the South Vietnamese.)
3. What was the Strategic Hamlet Program and why did JFK put this into effect? (A program that gave protection and aid to rural South Vietnamese to protect them from the Viet Cong. He did this to give South Vietnam more support against the north.)
4. What was the outcome of the Paris Peace Accords? What did Nixon want to accomplish? (The accords called for a cease fire for American troops and the release of all POWs.)
5. Why did JFK not want to send full support to South Vietnam? (Because the introduction of full forces would make the enemy build their forces to match.)
Conflict in Vietnam:
The Ho chi Minh trail: Ho Chi Minh trail was a combination of vehicle trails and foot trails. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1875.html
1) QUESTION:This trail was a network of roads built from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, to provide logistical support to the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
Saigon: Now known as Ho Chi Minh City. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/vietnam-war/the-fall-of-saigon/
2) QUESTION:The capitol city of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th, 1975.
Napalm: It would stick to skin and cause severe burning when caught on fire.
http://vietnaminterviews.weebly.com/napalm-and-agent-orange.html
3) QUESTION: A gel type liquid (thickening agent) used during the Vietnam war initially to clear vegetation, later as a weapon against the enemy.
Agent Orange: Initially used to kill vegetation and deprive the enemy of food.
4) QUESTION:A herbicide that was used to kill foliage and vegetation.
Operation Rolling Thunder: The operation lasted from March 2nd, 1965 to October 31, 1968 and involved a large number of targets.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-approves-operation-rolling-thunder
5) QUESTION: A bombing operation that was closely controlled by the White House with President Johnson sometimes selecting the individual targets.
National Liberation Front:The Political arm of the Viet Cong
6) QUESTION: Formed on December 20, 1960 this group hoped to overthrow the South Vietnamese country and reunite the North and the South.
Tet Offensive: This resulted in President Johnson declaring that he was limiting the bombing of North Vietnam to the area below the 20th Parallel and calling for negotiations to end the war.
7) QUESTION:On January 31, 1968 more then 70,000 Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated series of attacks across South Vietnam eventualy resulting in a crucial turning point for President Johnson and the U.S.A.
1. Which short military conflict ended with a resolution granting a full military increase in presence in Vietnam? (Golf of Tonkin Incident.)
2. What prompted the fall of Saigon and the invasion of the NVA into South Vietnam? (The retreat of American forces and Vietnamization of South Vietnam.)
3. What was the major failure in the Tet Offensive? (The NVA and Viet Cong were outgunned and pushed back by the U.S. and
South Vietnamese.)
4. What was the advantage of the Tet Offensive for the NVA and Viet Cong? (Both forces took land in South Vietnam and turned the U.S. public against the war.)
5. What was the impact of the Tet Offensive for the U.S.? (It was a major turning point in the war because it showed how little the U.S. was accomplishing. It also turned the U.S. public on the president.)
6. Why was Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated? (Because his policies and tactics towards Buddhists angered many South Vietnamese and made them protest his regime until they killed him.)
7. What was another reason for the Tet Offensive? (for the NVA and Viet Cong to gain more support from the nation and inspire an uprising.)
Additional Vocal Questions:
- Ho Chi Minh
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- Viet Cong
- Land mines
- Saturation Bombing
- Fragmentation Bombing
- Paris Peace Talks
- POWs and MIAs
- Vietnam Memorial
Ho Chi Minh
1. Who was Ho Chi Minh? (Minh was the leader of the Communist party in Vietnam and wanted Vietnam to be independent.
2. What party did he head during the war and what side did he back? (Viet-Minh and Northern Vietnam)
Ngo Dinh Diem
1. Who Was Ngo Dinh Diem? (He was the leader of South Vietnam and created the Republic of Vietnam.)
2. Why did he get so much support from the U.S.? (He had a strict anti-communist government policy, fighting against the Viet
Cong and the NVA.)
3. Why was he assassinated? (His policies against Buddhist Vietnamese sparked anger and protests against his regime.)
Viet Cong
1. What was the official name of the Viet Cong? (THe National Liberation Front of South Vietnam)
2. What kind of tactics did the VIet Cong use to fight the U.S.? What was their biggest advantage? (Guerrilla tactics and underground tunnel systems)
3. What was the major group of soldiers in the Viet Cong? (Peoples Liberation Armed Forces of SV)
Land Mines
1. What is a land mine? (An explosive buried underground or on the ground to kill enemy soldiers)
Saturation Bombing
1. Also known as carpet bombing, what is involved with saturation bombing? (A wide area is bombed in a continuous pattern, being covered "like a carpet.")
2. What are the advantages of saturation bombing? Disadvantages? (Advantages: the bombs cover a large area, many targets are hit. Disadvantages: The bombs aren't guided, potentially missing.)
Fragmentation bombing
1. What is fragmentation bombing? (A bomb that consists of mostly fragments that when it explodes bursts into many pieces.)
2. What is the advantage of this type of bomb? (The bomb will take out enemy targets like soldiers and vehicles, but wont destroy the land.)
Paris Peace Talks
POWs and MIA
1. What does POW stand for? (Prisoner of War)
2. What does MIA stand for? (Missing in Action)
Vietnam Memorail